Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.

This bill creates a "Keep Jobs in West Virginia Act". It requires all work performed on state contracts be performed in the United States. In its current form, the bill states that vendors will self-certify. As long as that provision remains in the bill and the Purchasing Division can require the vendors to self-certify that all work will be performed in the United States, there will be no fiscal impact to the Department of Administration.

Fiscal Note Detail

Over-all effect

Effect of Proposal

Fiscal Year

2012Increase/Decrease(use"-")

2013Increase/Decrease(use"-")

Fiscal Year(Upon FullImplementation)

1. Estmated Total Cost

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Personal Services

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Current Expenses

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0

Repairs and Alterations

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0

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Assets

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0

0

Other

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0

2. Estimated Total Revenues

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0

0

3. Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):

The fiscal impact to the state as a whole can not be estimated. A state entity may be able to save money by utilizing a company located outside the United States. However, using a workforce within the United States will provide jobs to US Citizens and could improve the economy. Those factors should be considered when looking at the fiscal impact.

Memorandum

The Purchasing Division already requires vendors to self-certify in other areas such as resident vendor status, veteran status, that they owe no money to the state and when they are a small woman and minority business.